WVUE-TV (New Orleans, LA)

WVUE-DT, also known as channel 8, is a TV station based in New Orleans, Louisiana, and is part of the Fox network. The station is owned by Gray Television and has its main studios on Norman C. Francis Parkway in the Gert Town area of the city. Additionally, there is a secondary studio located in the Benson Tower in downtown New Orleans. The transmitter for WVUE-DT is situated on Magistrate Street in Chalmette, Louisiana.

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#65906

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#13262

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#671

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Jazz Fest grounds prepped and ready for thousands of music lovers this weekend

17 hours ago | fox8live.com | Maddie Kerth

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Jazz Fest is soon to start for thousands of music lovers from across the world. The 8-day music festival spans two weekends and features more than 500 local music acts. “You know, you start off with a wish list. But there are so many variables,” said festival organizer Quint Davis. “The site director says, ‘Boss, your dreams are our nightmares.’”Work crews spent Saturday loading in the last of 14 stages and tons of equipment. It was a soggy job to start the week.
Supreme Court to hear emissions case

1 day ago | fox8live.com | Brendan Cullerton

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WATCH: Double homicide suspect taken down in French Quarter standoff

1 day ago | fox8live.com | Maddie Kerth

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Newly released video shows the moment New Orleans police officers took an armed double homicide suspect into custody earlier this month (April 10). Investigators say 39-year-old Jared Pawlus killed his two roommates near the Fairgrounds and fled to the French Quarter in a standoff with police for nearly five hours. It ended in a shootout, but nobody was hurt.
Louisiana will turn to AI to detect Medicaid fraud, health officials say

1 day ago | fox8live.com | Piper Hutchinson |Greg LaRose

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana Illuminator) – On his first day on the job Monday, Louisiana Department of Health Secretary Bruce Greenstein announced the launch of two initiatives – one to target Medicaid fraud and another to reduce the number of overdose deaths during pregnancy. The University of Louisiana at Lafayette is developing an artificial intelligence and data analysis tool the Louisiana Department of Health will use to fight “fraud, waste and abuse,” state officials said.
Council president says Cantrell-selected firm doesn’t have French Quarter sanitation contract

2 days ago | fox8live.com | Chris Joseph

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - New Orleans’ City Council president says Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s chosen sanitation provider doesn’t have a contract to clean the French Quarter, despite her announcement last week claiming it does. Council leader J.P. Morrell released a letter Friday (April 18) that pushed back on what he called the mayor’s “erroneous claims” that Henry Consulting would take over cleaning of the French Quarter starting at the end of July.
Medical experts urge trust in proven measles vaccine amid outbreak spanning 25 states

2 days ago | fox8live.com | Maddie Kerth

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Do you need a down payment to refinance your mortgage?

2 days ago | fox8live.com | Mia Taylor

Key takeaways You don’t need a down payment to refinance, but you’ll likely have to come up with cash for closing costs. Some lenders let you roll closing costs into the mortgage to avoid upfront expenses. You can also try negotiating with the lender to waive them. Either way, conduct a cost-benefit analysis to ensure refinancing makes sense. Refinancing your mortgage is basically applying for a new home loan — with one major exception: You rarely need to make a down payment.
From historic pews to bottomless brunch: French Quarter patrons celebrate Easter Sunday in style

4 days ago | fox8live.com | Maddie Kerth

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Easter bonnets filled the pews of St. Louis Cathedral for the annual Catholic Mass celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Saints and Pelicans owner Gayle Benson was there. “It’s just such a wonderful time of the year,” she told Fox 8. “This is just a blessing to be able to celebrate.”“It’s a new beginning,” said one believer.
Southwest flight with New Orleans families makes emergency landing after engine failure

5 days ago | fox8live.com | Chris Welty

(WVUE) - A Southwest Airlines flight carrying at least two New Orleans families was forced to make an emergency landing in Houston on Thursday (April 17) after the plane experienced engine trouble shortly after takeoff. Passenger Michael Weber, a New Orleans native, said the right engine made a loud boom just after the plane’s wheels went up. “The whole plane began shaking,” Weber said. He was flying with his family and another New Orleans couple to Mexico when the incident occurred.
Frontier Airlines wheel breaks off, catches fire

5 days ago | fox8live.com | Debra Dolan

(Gray News) – The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating a rough landing at a Puerto Rican airport. After a hard landing on its first attempt, the Frontier Airlines plane coming from Orlando landed safely Tuesday night. Video shared online by passenger Melani González Wharton shows people applauding when the plane finally touched down. “We are alive by miracle! We just landed in the worst way in the world. What a horrible experience.